Secret Keeping (was Re: In defense of DD WAS musings on Dumbledore...)

[zgirnius]

No: HPFGUIDX 158696

 
> Leah:
> 
> Unless Sirius carried the wizarding equivalent of a cyanide capsule 
> with him, he could not guarantee that he would die before revealing 
> the secret.  If he was subjected to Crucio by a man who was also an 
> accomplished Leglimens, he could well have revealed the secret 
> without even speaking.   

zgirnius:
My impression of the Fidelius Charm is that the giving away of the 
secret requires an active choice by the Secret Keeper, so that 
Veritaserum, the Imperius Curse, or Legilimency could not be used on an 
unwilling person to obtain the secret. I'm not sure if I got htis idea 
from a quote I read somewhere, or just the interior of my skull...

I would assume Crucio or Muggle torture is a different matter. But 
Sirius strikes me as someone who would believe he could withstand 
torture.